Christmas in Florida

Thank goodness for our Christmas trip to Florida. Aiden and I had been trapped in the house for a week with all of the snow...so it was a great relief to get out of the house. Especially down to Florida with it's wonderful warm temperatures! We had a great Christmas with Grandma Cindi and Papa Ron. Aiden was lucky enough to get a miniature BBQ grill with which he cooks up all sorts of treats. He also began a love affair with the golf cart...move over vacuum cleaner! If we weren't riding around in the cart, he was begging to get in it!

At the very end of the trip we went to a neat little zoo where Aiden was able to feed some flamingos. It was really neat and he seemed to enjoy it. All in all, we had a great time visiting everyone.

Snowy and Stuck!

The biggest snowstorm in 30 years hit NC this December. We got 13 inches in under 24 hours! Aiden wasn't quite sure what to make of the whole thing...especially because the snow came to his waist and he couldn't move around. CA meets NC: I had to improvise a boogie board as a sled to take Aiden down the driveway. He seemed to like flying down the driveway, but then again I could only see 1 inch of his face! After everyone in the house getting their cars stuck in ditches up the mountain, we settled in for a long weekend. Who knew that that weekend would turn into a whole week for Aiden and I?! Being the only one without 4WD, we were stuck up on the mountain until the snow melted a little. Can you say stir-crazy??

Tree Hunting

For the first time in our lives, we went out and cut our own Christmas tree down. There had been a light dusting of snow, which made it very quaint. We all had fun wandering around the pines and ended up with quite a tree: 11 feet tall! Check out the photos to the left.